Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew vs toothcup

Cryptotis equatoris compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Soricidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Cryptotis	Ammannia
Species	Cryptotis equatoris	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew	toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador